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1. Lawrence Belanger Louisville, KY
  Attorney at Law - KY, 1991
  Suffolk University J.D. 1973
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Sharon R. Handy

Corporate, Employment, Estate Planning, Real Estate

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Matthew D Watkins

Business Organization, Estate Administration, Estate Planning, Tax

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500 West Jefferson Street, Louisville, KY 40202

Valerie Shannon

Employment, Estate Planning, Labor Law, Wills & Probate

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Elizabeth Dodd Lococo

Adoption, Business Organization, Estate Planning, Family Law, Wills & Probate

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R. Kenneth Kinderman

Corporate, Estate Planning, Wills & Probate, Securities

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One Riverfront Plaza, 401 West Main Street, Louisville, KY 40202

Rebecca A. Martin

Business Successions, Gift Taxation, Income Tax, Trusts

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Brennan S. Cox

Corporate, Business Organization, Estate Planning, Wills & Probate

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500 West Jefferson Street, Louisville, KY 40202

Robert A. Marshall

Administrative Law, Business Organization, Estate Planning, Tax

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500 West Jefferson Street, Louisville, KY 40202

Brett H. Oppenheimer

Litigation, Estate Planning, Workers' Compensation, Business Organization, Personal Injury

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LEGAL TERMS

CERTIFICATION OF TRUST

See abstract of trust.

INTESTATE

The condition of dying without a valid will. The probate court appoints an administrator to distribute the deceased person's property according to state law.

SURVIVING SPOUSE'S TRUST

If a couple has created an AB trust, the revocable living trust (Trust B) of the surviving spouse, after the first spouse has died.

GENERATION-SKIPPING TRANSFER TAX

A federal tax imposed on money placed in a generation-skipping trust. Currently, there is a $1 million exemption to the GSTT; that is, each person may leave $1 ... (more...)

A federal tax imposed on money placed in a generation-skipping trust. Currently, there is a $1 million exemption to the GSTT; that is, each person may leave $1 million in a generation-skipping trust free of this tax. The GSST is imposed when the middle-generation beneficiaries die and the property is transferred to the third-generation beneficiaries. Every dollar over $1 million is subject to the highest existing estate tax rate--currently 55%--at the time the GSTT tax is applied.

SPECIFIC BEQUEST

A specific item of property that is left to a named beneficiary under a will. If the person who made the will no longer owns the property when he dies, the bequ... (more...)

A specific item of property that is left to a named beneficiary under a will. If the person who made the will no longer owns the property when he dies, the bequest fails. In other words, the beneficiary cannot substitute a similar item in the estate. Example: If John leaves his 1954 Mercedes to Patti, and when John dies the 1954 Mercedes is long gone, Patti doesn't receive John's current car or the cash equivalent of the Mercedes. See ademption.

NONPROBATE

The distribution of a deceased person's property by any means other than probate. Many types of property pass free of probate, including property left to a surv... (more...)

The distribution of a deceased person's property by any means other than probate. Many types of property pass free of probate, including property left to a surviving spouse and property left outside of a will through probate-avoidance methods such as pay-on-death designations, joint tenancy ownership, living trusts and life insurance. Property that avoids probate is sometimes described as the 'nonprobate estate.' Nonprobate distribution may also occur if the deceased person leaves an invalid will. In that case, property will pass according to the particular state's laws of intestate succession.

SELF-PROVING WILL

A will that is created in a way that allows a probate court to easily accept it as the true will of the person who has died. In most states, a will is self-prov... (more...)

A will that is created in a way that allows a probate court to easily accept it as the true will of the person who has died. In most states, a will is self-proving when two witnesses sign under penalty of perjury that they observed the willmaker sign it and that he told them it was his will. If no one contests the validity of the will, the probate court will accept the will without hearing the testimony of the witnesses or other evidence. To make a self-proving will in other states, the willmaker and one or more witnesses must sign an affidavit (sworn statement) before a notary public certifying that the will is genuine and that all willmaking formalities have been observed.

GENERATION-SKIPPING TRUST

A trust designed to save on estate tax. The trust principal is preserved for the trust maker's grandchildren, with his or her children receiving only income fro... (more...)

A trust designed to save on estate tax. The trust principal is preserved for the trust maker's grandchildren, with his or her children receiving only income from the trust. Because the children (the middle generation) never legally own the property, it isn't subject to estate tax at their death. See generation-skipping transfer tax.

BANKRUPTCY ESTATE

All of the property you own when you file for bankruptcy, except for most pensions and educational trusts. The trustee technically takes control of your bankrup... (more...)

All of the property you own when you file for bankruptcy, except for most pensions and educational trusts. The trustee technically takes control of your bankruptcy estate for the duration of your case.

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

Easterly v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

... [6]. In January or February of 1990, Easterly met with an estate planning attorney in Florida and discovered the face value of the policy to be $185,000.00, not the $235,000.00 they believed they had contracted to purchase in 1989. ...

GRIPSHOVER v. GRIPSHOVER

... prepare documents effectuating a real estate partnership (the Gripshover Family Limited Partnership #1) and a partnership for the ownership and management of the family farming business (the Gripshover Family Limited Partnership #2). For estate planning and taxation ...

Fleming v. Toney

... A decree was never entered, but Leon and Janet remained separated until Leon's death on August 24, 2006. Following the separation, and prior to his death, Leon made several estate planning decisions without Janet's knowledge. ...

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CERTIFICATION OF TRUST

INTESTATE

SURVIVING SPOUSE'S TRUST

GENERATION-SKIPPING TRANSFER TAX

SPECIFIC BEQUEST

NONPROBATE

SELF-PROVING WILL

GENERATION-SKIPPING TRUST

BANKRUPTCY ESTATE

SAMPLE LEGAL CASES

Easterly v. METROPOLITAN LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY

GRIPSHOVER v. GRIPSHOVER

Fleming v. Toney

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